John 19:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The Jewish leaders replied,“We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”

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  • John 5:18 : 18 For this reason the Jewish leaders were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.
  • Lev 24:16 : 16 and one who misuses the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The whole congregation must surely stone him, whether he is a resident foreigner or a native citizen; when he misuses the Name he must be put to death.
  • Matt 26:63-66 : 63 But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him,“I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him,“You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared,“He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy! 66 What is your verdict?” They answered,“He is guilty and deserves death.”
  • Rom 1:4 : 4 who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • John 10:36-38 : 36 do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world,‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said,‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me. 38 But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.”
  • Matt 27:42-43 : 42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him! 43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”
  • Mark 14:61-64 : 61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,“Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” 62 “I am,” said Jesus,“and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” 63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said,“Why do we still need witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” They all condemned him as deserving death.
  • Mark 15:39 : 39 Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”
  • Deut 18:20 : 20 “But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.
  • John 8:58-59 : 58 Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!” 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.
  • John 10:30-33 : 30 The Father and I are one.” 31 The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death. 32 Jesus said to them,“I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jewish leaders replied,“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”

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  • John 18:30-35
    6 verses
    81%

    30They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”

    31Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”

    32(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)

    33Pilate Questions Jesus So Pilate went back into the governor’s residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?”

    34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

    35Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”

  • John 10:33-36
    4 verses
    79%

    33The Jewish leaders replied,“We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”

    34Jesus answered,“Is it not written in your law,‘I said, you are gods’?

    35If those people to whom the word of God came were called‘gods’(and the scripture cannot be broken),

    36do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world,‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said,‘I am the Son of God’?

  • John 5:18
    77%

    18For this reason the Jewish leaders were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.

  • John 19:6
    76%

    6When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”

  • John 19:21
    76%

    21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”

  • Matt 26:65-66
    2 verses
    76%

    65Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared,“He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!

    66What is your verdict?” They answered,“He is guilty and deserves death.”

  • Mark 15:2
    74%

    2So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

  • John 19:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders,“Look, here is your king!”

    15Then they shouted out,“Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate asked,“Shall I crucify your king?” The high priests replied,“We have no king except Caesar!”

  • John 19:8
    73%

    8When Pilate heard what they said, he was more afraid than ever,

  • Mark 14:64
    73%

    64You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” They all condemned him as deserving death.

  • Mark 15:12
    73%

    12So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”

  • John 7:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”

    20The crowd answered,“You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”

  • John 12:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)

    34Then the crowd responded,“We have heard from the law that the Christ will remain forever. How can you say,‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

  • Luke 23:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”

    3So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

  • Matt 27:11
    72%

    11Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”

  • Matt 27:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”

    23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”

  • Mark 15:9
    71%

    9So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”

  • John 19:10-12
    3 verses
    71%

    10So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?”

    11Jesus replied,“You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

    12From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out,“If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!”

  • John 18:39
    71%

    39But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”

  • Luke 24:20
    71%

    20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

  • John 19:19
    71%

    19Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read:“Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”

  • John 8:52-53
    2 verses
    71%

    52Then the Judeans responded,“Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say,‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’

    53You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”

  • Luke 22:70-71
    2 verses
    71%

    70So they all said,“Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them,“You say that I am.”

    71Then they said,“Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!”

  • John 18:37
    70%

    37Then Pilate said,“So you are a king!” Jesus replied,“You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world– to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

  • Mark 15:26
    70%

    26The inscription of the charge against him read,“The king of the Jews.”

  • Matt 27:37
    70%

    37Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

  • Matt 26:63
    70%

    63But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him,“I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”

  • Luke 23:37
    70%

    37and saying,“If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”

  • Matt 27:43
    70%

    43He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!”

  • Matt 27:40
    70%

    40and saying,“You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”

  • Matt 26:61
    70%

    61and declared,“This man said,‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

  • Acts 13:28
    70%

    28Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.